Category Archives: College – when it was still a novelty
104 – This is an old one:
Moving They used to be strangers who pushed a cart that held eight months of me like that stroller stored next to the cart I’m sitting in , returning home to home
101 – 101 is about continuing to greater numbers
Today I picked red, ripe cherry tomatoes from my father’s backyard garden. I don’t even like tomatoes, generally, but there’s a lot of freedom and charm in squinting my eyes to find the reddest and ripest of these supple little … Continue reading
088 – Ashes
son came back to mother in ashes tongue tied lungs tight Oh to the boy she said goodbye to a man at the door without a word she expected the new s that he would as any would when he … Continue reading
087 – And don’t forget to floss daily (Permission)
Today I was indecisive about selecting a new toothbrush, because I am indecisive about everything, because transitioning back into a new yet extremely familiar organic environment is a little bit like PMS, or the entire peak of puberty, for that … Continue reading
086 – And that, my friends, is how it ends.
A moleskine journal left forgotten beside a well-worn leather armchair. A wide and spacious room full of rows full of youth full of silence. A young man sipping soda straight from a two-litre bottle. That, my friends, is finals week.
085 – Only in Seattle
1) A friend and I walking down 12th Avenue, we were recently passed by a convertible blasting Bon Iver. My first question: Why is anybody driving a convertible in Seattle? My second question: Where else in the world would anybody … Continue reading
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084 – I knew we were officially friends when you pointed straight at me and offered me a condom.
I could be a pot smoker “sometimes–not a stoner, but I think maybe you’d do it every once in awhile just for the experience” and “probably not Catholic, because you swear a lot.” I stay out late every night, disappear … Continue reading
083 – Evaluations
In college, I’ve had to really reexamine and redefine some things, deliberately or by happenstance or against my will, redefining the way I’m identified redefining my own understanding of myself redefining my priorities redefining my plans and goals redefining normal … Continue reading
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068 – It was like I had a meaningless hookup with the library
I had to leave my prime table space in the library’s 24-hour reading room not long enough before dawn and not soon enough to the end of my paper, just to change into a different set of clothes. I didn’t … Continue reading
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066 – “Welcome to the Family”
Somebody said that at the first OA gathering on Sunday. I don’t remember who it was. I don’t remember if it was somebody I’d known beforehand or not. In “Diamonds” I’d called some of my friends “[i]n that moment … … Continue reading
061 – small and quiet words, looming sounds
I can tell I am taking things for granted, more and more every day. maybeiamlivingincancunagain…
058 – In college, you don’t really have any alone time.
I’m sitting in the lobby. The people at the table to the left of me are playing music without their headphones on. This only happens sometimes. It isn’t against the rules or anything, and it doesn’t usually bother me. The … Continue reading
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053 – Some of my fears include this
I’m going on Search retreat next weekend, which is similar to Kairos, which I’m still just really nervous about. I know very few people going on the retreat, and I don’t anticipate a lot of freshmen. I think what I’m … Continue reading
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048 – Colorado Moment
We actually had clear and sunny skies on Sunday. We rode down a hill on the bus from Fremont to Capitol Hill, and off in the distance you could see the sun setting in powdery lavenders behind the Cascade Mountains. … Continue reading
047 – My weekend (don’t let me forget)
friend from town visited campus vinyl bowl, Wells Fargo tie, leather and cow fur pants–THRIFT! talking gazing out the window of Camp 12 gay rights rally/march photos and interviews at gay rights rally/march MORE THRIFT! bringing friend from town to … Continue reading
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